Floating solar panels have many advantages, the most obvious being the lack of precious land space they require. Covering just 10% of all man made reservoirs globally would result in an installed capacity over 20 times more than the current solar PV capacity. There are additional benefits of putting solar PV technologies on water - harnessing (renewable) energy locally decreases reliance on other countries for power supply, which is incredibly important in current geopolitical contexts. Better yet, floating solar PV systems are more efficient than those on land, due to the cooling effect of the water. With this context in mind, consider this problem: The biggest reservoirs on the Colorado river are disappearing, and evaporation in a key culprit. About 13% of the water from the reservoirs is lost to evaporation each year... of course water being lost from reservoirs is an issue in many parts of the world where water in scarce. In these instances, why not cover the reservoirs with massive arrays of solar panels to reduce evaporation? This has been shown to work: a reservoir covered in solar panels in Jordan, where water is scarce, reduced evaporation by 42%, while producing 425 MWh of electricity annually. It's been estimated that six times the current global solar capacity is required by 2030 to stay on track with net-zero goals. Floating solar PV represents a way to reach this capacity while also increasing water and local power security.